Greg Gutfeld repeatedly makes the point that the people who claim that we can’t make choices between health and the economy are acting like children. Kevin Williamson takes the kids to task, including AOC.
Category Archives: Health
Hacksawing The Economy
How the lock downs are in the tradition of Civil War surgeons.
[Late-afternoon update]
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Madness Of Crowds
Understanding The Virus
A new algorithm may reveal who is susceptible, and for whom vaccines may not be effective. What we’ve been lacking all this time is this kind of knowledge.
It’s About Time
If this is true, it means that all restrictions about being outside are counterproductive, in that people aren’t getting enough vitamin D, which is apparently prophylactic. You know, like Adolf Whitmer’s dictate that you can be in a boat as long as it doesn’t have a motor, or being able to surf but not swim. It probably also means that sporting events are safe if not in enclosed environments. If it takes more than two hours or so, movie theaters are probably OK as well, and so are restaurants.
The cases of prolonged exposure we’re seeing are nursing homes (thanks, Andy and governor of Pennsylvania!) and factories, particularly meat packing, where people are at close quarters for long periods of time.
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This also explains high rates of infection aboard naval vessels, but because sailors tend to be young and healthy, also why most haven’t gotten sick. It also means that it was dumb of NASA to restrict viewing at the Cape of the upcoming crew launch next week. It’s probably perfectly safe to gather on the beaches and causeway.
Not Just Higher Ed
Another of the silver linings of this is that it may result in a political environment for a massive reform of government schools.
Why Hospitals Are In Trouble
The current conventional wisdom is that they’re hurting because of the ban on “elective” procedures, but it turns out that most admissions are caused by the entertainment industry (restaurants and bars). Shut down all the purveyors of alcohol and food poisoning, and the beds are empty.
Patricia cut my hair last weekend with a Wahl electric clipper that I’d bought for ten bucks at Ross years ago, but we’d never used. She overdid it, and I look like I’m ready for boot camp, but she’d probably do better with practice and learning how to use it. I’ve heard Jesse Watters describe how his wife had learned to cook, and now I’m wondering how many of us will go back to paying other people to cut our hair and cook for us, now that we’ve figured out we can actually do it ourselves? Of course, I’ve never been a big restaurant goer, for reasons I’ve discussed several times here: the cost, and the nutrition. I’ve probably been affected by this as little as anyone.
Adolf Whitmer
A bad week for her is a good week for the rest of us.
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Rick DeSantis tells his fellow governors that they aren’t dictators.
[Saturday-morning update]
Facemasks
Pose serious health risk to the healthy.
It’s definitely a bad idea to exercise wearing one.
The infuriating thing about this is the inability of some people to understand that there are no risk-free actions, or to accuse people who think that destroying the economy is sort of a bad idea of wanting grandma to die. They act like children.
[Update early afternoon]
The uncertainties of mask use demand that no one be forced to wear them.
Regulations
We need to continue to cut the red tape, for an economic recovery.